Neighbors of shooters did not report them for fear of racial profiling

'She didn't want to do any kind of racial profiling. She's like, 'I didn't call it in … maybe it was just me thinking something that's not there.'

Israel buys most oil smuggled from ISIS territory

Israel has in one way or another become the main marketer of ISIS oil. Without them, most ISIS-produced oil would have remained going between Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

Conspiracy Theorists Might Actually Know More About Politics Than You

Don’t assume that people who believe in conspiracy theories are uninformed and simply need more information about a situation. Conservative conspiracy theorists are likely to be well-informed about politics, and liberal conspiracy theorists aren't necessarily poorly informed. Having said that -- climate change is real, Bush didn't do 9/11 and you should still vaccinate your kids.

Why the Art World's Raging Narcissism Epidemic Is Killing Art

Real world Facebook and Twitter egotists set benchmarks for normal users of social media, just like their art world counterparts. Both misshape the wider cultural environment, but also open the floodgates to a more extreme scenario—the normalization of narcissism.

How to Feel Normal in an Anomalistic Universe

We spend an inordinate amount of time talking about the pathological delusions of true believers, the cognitive dissonance of skeptics, and the fear of commitment of those who straddle the line.  The focus has shifted from a simple ontological statement that while our valuation of science has an impressive track record of achievement, the universe nonetheless keeps serving up oddities that throw a wrench in our metaphysical project of comprehending the significance of human existence and grasping at the nature of reality.

Austrian Villagers to Refugees: Please Don't Fear Krampus

The integration of Syrian and Iraqi refugees is facing a terrifying challenge in rural Austria this holiday season.

Is yoga culturally oppressive? That’s a stretch

Fortunately, according to Ms. Kuo, these issues do not apply to European food – only to food created by non-white people. Which means that anyone can appropriate the cuisine of my forebears – sauerkraut and haggis, mainly – to their heart’s content. Not that anyone would want to.